CVE-2019-10161 (GCVE-0-2019-10161)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-30 22:14 – Updated: 2024-08-04 22:10
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Summary
It was discovered that libvirtd before versions 4.10.1 and 5.4.1 would permit read-only clients to use the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() API, specifying an arbitrary path which would be accessed with the permissions of the libvirtd process. An attacker with access to the libvirtd socket could use this to probe the existence of arbitrary files, cause denial of service or cause libvirtd to execute arbitrary programs.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1045 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Libvirt libvirt Affected: fixed in 4.10.1
Affected: fixed in 5.4.1
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